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Those behind a three-year revamp of Cardiff Airport say they hope it will give visitors an improved first impression of Wales, as well as welcoming home Welsh travellers.

We have worked closely with the Welsh Government to ensure the project has a real impact on the passenger journey and is part of our ongoing commitment to improving the customer experience.

– Jon Horne, Cardiff Airport Chief Executive

First impressions are important... although this project will form just a small part of our wider work to improve facilities and services at Cardiff Airport, it should make a big impact with our visitors as they arrive in Wales.

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We hope that Cardiff Airport will now develop in such a way that will bring real benefits to small and medium-sized businesses in Wales. Increasing the number of flights and destinations would no doubt enable businesses to search for new markets and boost their trade internationally. However any development needs to be matched by real improvements in infrastructure around the airport, such as road and rail.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Eluned Parrott says, now the Welsh Government has bought Cardiff Airport, it should publish its plans for transforming it.

We’ve had the sound bites from Carwyn, we now know the price but we now we need to see the substance and the government’s long term plans for attracting airlines, tourists and business travellers to Cardiff Airport.

I wish the Government well in its attempts to turn the airport around, but I would have hoped by now we’d have some idea of what the government plans to do to improve the airport.